Vadim Kostrov

Biography

Vadim Kostrov (born 17 August 1998; Nizniy Tagil, Russia) is a Russian filmmaker. In 2016 moved to Moscow. In 2017 studies in VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography) on the faculty Dramaturgy. Shoots his first short documentary film. The "Silent Night" solely on iPhone. In 2018 leaves VGIK due to the pressure and censorship from masters. Makes his first feature documentary "Loft-Underground" — a VHS story of the Moscow art-underground culture through the prism of art Squats of 80-s 90-s and the present days. 2019 Vadim starts to work on his Ural series that include the doc-trilogy : "Narodnaya" (2019), "After Narodnaya" (2020), and "Comet" (2020). As well as his autobiographical works "Orpheus" (2019), "Summer" (2020), "Winter" (2021). Vadim's interests lie in the connection between fiction and documentary, exploration of memories and nostalgia , filmic relationship between camera — time, and camera — nature.

Directed

1. Summer (2021) — Director
2. Fall (2022) — Director
3. Narodnaya (2021) — Director
4. Winter (2021) — Director
5. Family (2017) — Director
6. Silent Night (2017) — Director
7. KADRILL’ (2017) — Director
8. Breath of This Autumn (2017) — Director
9. But Free (2020) — Director
10. Loft-Underground (2019) — Director
11. Yard (2020) — Director
12. Cometa (2020) — Director
13. Boys — Director
14. Ada and Maxim (2022) — Director
15. Spring — Director
16. After Narodnaya (2020) — Director
17. I Saw (2022) — Director
18. Still Free (2023) — Director
19. Sudden Istanbul — Director
20. Normandy (2024) — Director
21. Orpheus (2020) — Director
22. Éveil (2025) — Director
23. In Transit (2025) — Director
24. Glimmering (2024) — Director
25. Waning (2024) — Director
26. Glimpses of Paradise (2024) — Director
27. Towards the Light (2025) — Director
28. Donnez-Nous la Paix (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Normandy (2024)
2. Orpheus (2020)
3. bluish (2025)
4. Towards the Light (2025) — self